Past tense of last
regular verb
The past tense of last is lasted. The past participle is also lasted.
Forms of last
| Base form (V1) | last /lɑːst/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | lasted /ˈlɑːstɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | lasted /ˈlɑːstɪd/ |
| Present participle | lasting /ˈlɑːstɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | lasts /lɑːsts/ |
Lasted in a sentence
- One of the earliest (and biggest) space weather events on record occurred in September 1859, when a massive solar eruption crashed into the Earth's magnetosphere, triggering a geomagnetic storm that lasted for days.2023 November 15, Prof. Jim Wild, “This train was delayed because of bad weather in space”, in RAIL, number 996, page 30
- Sport cycling shoes are lasted on semi-curved or semi-straight lasts much like walking and hiking shoes.2010, Paul Langer, “Cycling”, in Matthew B. Werd, E. Leslie Knight, editors, Athletic Footwear and Orthoses in Sports Medicine, New York...
- The kerosene lasted all winter, so the furnace kept us always warm.From the entry kerosene
- He had a laughing fit which lasted more than ten minutes.From the entry fit
- The run of the show lasted two weeks, and we sold out every night.From the entry run
Meaning of last
- adjective Final, ultimate, coming after all others of its kind.
- adjective Most recent, latest, last so far.
- adjective Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or condition; most unlikely, or least preferable.
Questions about the past tense of last
- What is the past tense of last?
- The past tense of last is lasted.
- What is the past participle of last?
- The past participle of last is lasted.
- Is last a regular or irregular verb?
- Last is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: last (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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